Yes, I'm 99% sure they are just temporary covers that you remove. The yellow would be such an eyesore if it was permanent.

Yeah they have covers that are removed prior to handover. The dust gets in and they play up otherwise. It’s a good idea to get the vacuum onto them to get any extra dust after you move in. Wish someone had told me so we didn’t wake up to screaming smoke detectors at 3am!

We're just waiting on the bank to make final payment. Drove past this morning to check out our front garden.. very happy with it. I couldn't get any other angles as there was a ute parked in front of the house. Looks like they still need to replace the window hood though.

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I wish the deck didn't have to get coated. Is it just me, or do others hate coated decks too? Why couldn't it stay the beautiful light, muted yellow that it was. RIP

Pretty slow. Haha. But, they have almost finished the alfresco. So all that is left, I think, is the door infills and some external painting (and landscaping, though I think this can be done after PCI?) We were expecting a call late last week for a PCI date but we didnt hear anything. I assume this means it will be next week.

It’s been a while since I’ve logged in but Wow! It all looks amazing! We moved in about two months ago and we are so happy with our Valeco home. All problems eventually got fixed or we came to a happy medium. Just finished fitting out our butlers pantry! Love everything about our house! You must be busting with excitement! Enjoy your new beautiful home !

It’s been a while since I’ve logged in but Wow! It all looks amazing! We moved in about two months ago and we are so happy with our Valeco home. All problems eventually got fixed or we came to a happy medium. Just finished fitting out our butlers pantry! Love everything about our house! You must be busting with excitement! Enjoy your new beautiful home !

Oh, that's super awesome to hear that Valeco have fixed all your issues! <3 Would love to see your butlers pantry!!

I'm SO excited! Like, I want to drive to the house every. damn. day. And I cannot stop looking at photos of the house.

Hoping we have keys in the next few days, although our move will be relatively slow. We need everything setup before moving in so that my partners business doesn't have any down-time (works from home). Plus our current rental lease ends in July sometime, so we have time to take things slowly instead of rushing.

I was at the house this evening to water the plants when a Valeco ute pulled up and a guy I had never met before hops out. Introduced himself and said he was taking over our build. We had no idea. He asked a few questions about what we were up to in the build (lucky I was there to chat to him).

Our bank has made final payment however it turns out there are still defects that havent been rectified since our PCI which was 5 weeks ago as of tomorrow.

/facepalm

The new SS was lovely though and is going to call me tomorrow with an update. He wants to get us in asap. Hopefully he can.

wtf?! what's left to do? i thought you were about to move in. what defects need to be fixed?

Im angry for you - unacceptable they are taking their time! hope your S/S will get these fixed ASAP.

I'm not sure what is left to be honest. I know the window hood is yet to be painted. But there could be more for all we know.

I'm concerned that because of the SS changeover that our last SS probably didn't finish everything. We have no way of knowing because we haven't been back inside. Our last SS never contacted us to say it was all completed though. We just assumed they were waiting on payment to clear.

The new one wasn't exactly sure what else was left. It makes me wonder if he has our private inspector list of defects.

Maybe I'm freaking out and the window hood is actually the only thing left. Will hopefully find out tomorrow.